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On Wed, Aug 06, 2008 at 09:11:47AM -0400, Bill Davidsen wrote:
> I would suggest that if it meets coding standards and doesn't break 
> anything else it could be included in -mm (assume there's no objection 
> there) and let people beat on it there, with the assumption that unless 
> problems are found it will be promoted.

It's a little too early for that.  Right now it's at the phase "how to
make it better integrate with the kernel", with the use of existing
hooks, adding the needed hooks to be more complete, working as a
module, etc.  When that is done then the philosophical aspects can
come into play, but it's not there yet.

  OG.